Route 120

From Michigan state line 6 miles west of Lyons to route 65 in Toledo.

Counties:

Fulton, Lucas

Length:

41 miles

General Direction:

East/West

Dual Certifications:

  • Superceded by route 20 from Assumption to 1 mile east of route 475.

    Intersections:

    0: MI; 8: 109; 15: 64N; 18: 20,64S; 33: 20; 37: 51; 38: 475; 39: 24; 41: 65

    Four-Lane Divided Highway Sections:

  • From route 20 in Ottawa Hills to 3 miles east of route 20.

    History of route 120:

  • Certified in 1941.
  • Originally routed from Michigan state line to 5 miles east of Elmore along current route 120 from Michigan state line to Metamora, an unnumbered road from Metamora to Sylvania, an unnumbered road from Sylvania to route 20 in Ottawa Hills, route 120 from route 20 in Ottawa Hills to Toledo, an unnumbered road from Toledo to 1 mile east of Toledo, and route 51 from 1 mile east of Toledo to 5 miles east of Elmore.
  • Indiana state line to Metamora was unnumbered before 1939.
  • Indiana state line to Metamora was route 568 from 1939-41.
  • Metamora to Assumption was route 64 only before 1946.
  • Assumption to route 20 in Ottawa Hills was route 20 only from 1926-46.
  • Assumption to Toledo was route 23 from 1924-26.
  • Route 20 in Ottawa Hills to Toledo was route 263 from 1926-41.
  • In 1946, rerouted from Metamora to route 20 in Ottawa Hills along current routing.
  • Metamora to Sylvania decertified in 1946.
  • Sylvania to route 20 in Ottawa Hills certified as route 333 in 1946.
  • In 1955, rerouted from 7 miles east of Toledo to Lemoyne along new four-lane highway.
  • 7 miles east of Toledo to 5 miles east of Elmore certified as route 51 in 1955.
  • In 1959, rerouted from Toledo to 5 miles east of Toledo along current routes 65 and 280.
  • 1 mile east of Toledo to 5 miles east of Toledo dually certified with route 280 in 1962.
  • 5 miles east of Toledo to route 80 upgraded to freeway and dually certified with route 280 by 1966.
  • Toledo to 1 mile east of Toledo certified as route 65 only in 1970.
  • 1 mile east of Toledo to route 80 certified as route 280 only in 1970.
  • Route 80 to Lemoyne certified as route 420 in 1970.
  • Truncated at Toledo in 1970.
  • In 1972, rerouted from 2 miles west of downtown Toledo to route 280.
  • 2 miles west of downtown Toledo to downtown Toledo decertified in 1972.
  • By 1989, rerouted from 2 miles west of downtown Toledo to downtown Toledo along original routing.
  • 2 miles west of downtown Toledo to route 280 decertified by 1989.

    Route 120 Before 1941:

  • From Brock to Piqua.
  • Routed along current route 185.
  • Entire route certified as route 185 in 1941.
    Last updated by John Simpson on 9-02-97 at 22:06 EDT.